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Joint Inspection of effective case building by the police and CPS

Published:
Inspection type:
Joint inspection
Participating inspectorate:
HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate,HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services

Joint Inspection of effective case building by the police and CPS (DOCX, 79.4 KB)

The work carried out by HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate and HM Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services over a number of years has shown that there is room to improve the standard of case building by police forces and CPS Areas.